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NYRfanGuy39
08-21-2008, 01:45 AM
Car:
1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS (black)


Performance:
Motor/Tranny Swap
2004 USDM 2.0L WRX engine (17,XXX miles)
2004 USDM 5-speed transmission (17,XXX miles)
Pics of donor car:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/09936188_1X.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/09936188_9X.jpg
Cobb Accessport Ver.1 (93 oct. stage 2 flash)
Catless Invidia Uppipe
Catless bellmouth Helix Downpipe
Greddy Evo2 Catback exhaust (w/ resonater cut out) thanks for the info Gerald!

-I want to thank Brian and James (atlas) for all their help in the swap.
Also thanks to Mike (Rokkit) for electrical, Zephyr for electrical, and Gerald (gling) for the "heat shield," and
my brother (Rob) for helping with the exhaust. Stupid exhaust hangers!
Gotta love the suby community and their willingness to help others out!

Interior:
2004 WRX seats (swapped STi seats with brother)
2004 WRX carpet (PITA to custom fit)
Genuine STi carpet floor mats
Prodrive Shift knob
LEDDOMELIGHTS (Thank you HSPN for making me buy shit)

Exterior:
16" Gold Konig DD rims
KYB GR2 Struts
Tanabe GF210 Springs
Rally armor flaps (rears only)
Kartboy EL hangers

Future mods:
Kartboy Short Shifter w/ bushings kit
Steering rack bushings
Tatrix cable???
Boost guage
Front strut bar
Rear sway bar

Being towed to my house (no electrical)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/0718081124.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/0607080750a.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/0809081455.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/0809081454.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/jubert39/0809081455a.jpg


As the car stands now, I still have a couple issues to fix up. Problems include the following...
-Airbag light is on
-At night, brake lights stay on
-horn doesn't work
-Driver's side rear quarter panel is bondoed and looks like shit (see last pic)
-Driver's side door needs to be slightly realigned
-Rear wheel wells need to be flared (fender roller) to stop the rubbing when going over bumpy roads. >:(
Jubert69
08-21-2008, 02:28 AM
gay
NYRfanGuy39
08-21-2008, 02:30 AM
^yea i wish it was 4eat too.
Jubert69
08-21-2008, 02:31 AM
mines not for eat. i would never eat a car, but its an auto
NYRfanGuy39
08-21-2008, 02:41 AM
lol your response > my response
iwanbo
08-21-2008, 02:41 AM
big licks
alyssa
08-21-2008, 05:52 AM
lookin good. i like it alot, your wheels are nice. :)
Dusty B
08-21-2008, 01:02 PM
Woooooooooord. Glad to hear/see it's done. Just a little bit of body work left right Julian??? ;)
Rokkit
08-21-2008, 02:35 PM
Body work :) ahah
NYRfanGuy39
08-21-2008, 02:57 PM
just some "minor" body work. lol
Jubert69
08-21-2008, 03:19 PM
Body work :) ahah

+1 :lmao:
Judau
08-21-2008, 03:34 PM
Looking good... I think the wheels look better on the RS then they did on the WRX since generally, smaller wheels fit the RSs better. :)
Rob T
08-21-2008, 04:37 PM
As the car stands now, I still have a couple issues to fix up. Problems include the following...
-Airbag light is on
-horn doesn't work


Clock spring?
NYRfanGuy39
08-21-2008, 04:52 PM
^^^ yea i dont know, but I heard that they are both related. Im gonna be seeing Brian later this week so Ill bring it up to him and hopefully he will know how to fix it.
topend
08-22-2008, 04:17 AM
Nice ride :)
V8lolsubie
09-09-2008, 08:30 AM
How much did the doner car cost you? Where did you get it? And how much did you pay for the RS?
burtonboy759
09-09-2008, 03:02 PM
lol i have that donor cars rear bumper, bought that off james a few months ago. my friend has the same problem u do (brake lights stay on at night) lmk if u find the fault in that. nice RS ;)
NYRfanGuy39
09-09-2008, 03:13 PM
How much did the doner car cost you? Where did you get it? And how much did you pay for the RS?

I bought the tranny, motor, steering wheel, invidia catback, and greddy evo2 catback for around 4500. The motor and tranny only had 17K miles.

RS I bought in NH for 4200.
NYRfanGuy39
09-09-2008, 03:14 PM
lol i have that donor cars rear bumper, bought that off james a few months ago. my friend has the same problem u do (brake lights stay on at night) lmk if u find the fault in that. nice RS ;)

hmmm, did he get it fixed? Ill be checking on it tonight. Getting some help from a local suby dude and he knows his electrical. I am guessing your friends horn doesn't work either?
V8lolsubie
09-10-2008, 09:36 AM
Did you have to buy a separate wiring harness or did you get that from the doner? If so how much of a bitch was it to get that out? I actualy just posted a thread about this...
subygirl8330
09-10-2008, 12:19 PM
i fixed my airbag light.... i took out the bulb :p
NYRfanGuy39
09-10-2008, 02:45 PM
Did you have to buy a separate wiring harness or did you get that from the doner? If so how much of a bitch was it to get that out? I actualy just posted a thread about this...

I personally didnt take it out. It did come from that donor car tho. The guy (James) pulled it out and merged the RS harness to the wrx one. But we ran into one minor issue, so I sent it out to Zephyr, and everything came back perfect.
NYRfanGuy39
09-10-2008, 02:46 PM
i fixed my airbag light.... i took out the bulb :p

So you never actually fixed the airbag light? Is it normal for swaps to have this light on? Cus mine is on and I dont know whats causing it. I guess Ill just take out the bulb too if thats the case.
Rob T
09-10-2008, 04:36 PM
So you never actually fixed the airbag light? Is it normal for swaps to have this light on? Cus mine is on and I dont know whats causing it. I guess Ill just take out the bulb too if thats the case.
My buddies '00 RS had the light when he got it back from being swapped but it turned out to be the clockspring and it's off now.
I think some of the problem may be if the car was started without the airbag plugged in and the light just needs to be cleared either through the car's diagnostic system or the Subaru scan tool. If your horn doesn't work either though, I would definitely try a clockspring.